Emergencies make it a busy day on Route 30

Two crashes and a car fire kept emergency responders busy on Thursday.

York, PA -
The charred shell of a car -- which minutes earlier had burst into flames in Springettsbury Township -- was all that remained of the 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Thursday.

Firefighters from York Area United Fire & Rescue quickly responded to the blaze just before 10:30 a.m., dousing it with gallons of water. Smoke could be seen for miles, and the fire affected traffic along Route 30 and the area around the York Galleria mall.

Springettsbury Township Police Chief Tommy Hyers said the driver, Rita Grice, 33, of Manchester, was able to escape the car unharmed.

It was the second daytime emergency along Route 30 Thursday, but not the last.